Where does “mahana” come from?
mahana (Rapa Nui) comes from Rapa Nui hana, from Proto-Polynesian fana, from Proto-Oceanic *p(ʷ)anaq, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian panaq, from Proto-Austronesian panaq — to shoot.
mahana (Rapa Nui): day; tepid, warm
Ancestry of “mahana”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Rapa Nui | hana | heat; warm; hot |
| 2 | Proto-Polynesian | fana | warm, hot; shoot with a bow |
| 3 | Proto-Oceanic | *p(ʷ)anaq | — |
| 4 | Proto-Malayo-Polynesian | panaq | to shoot |
| 5 | Proto-Austronesian | panaq | to shoot |